Steering astern!

[Rammstein0991]

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

What about the factor of each screw having it's own rudder as with a U-boat for more immediate wash bite and therefore greater control especially with a smaller craft such as a Uboat... as opposed to the Titanic, for example, which reversed engines and lost the 'bite' at a critical juncture and collided with the iceberg when probably it should have at least maintained speed and done a full port 90...

Actually the popular theory among experts now is that Titanic should have taken the iceberg head on, which would have resulted in maybe 2 flooded compartments, which would have been well within Titanic's ability to sustain flotation, as it was Murdoch's orders to turn to port and then reverse engines basically was like rearing your hand back then slapping someone, only it was a ship slapping an iceberg.